[ililillilillilil]

this has been happening frequently. its annoying

i stay in DS and for example, just today I stopped for a light and when i drove i noticed it didnt upshift by itself and it was in M2.
this randomly happens when im in parking lots and stuff.
help? advice? anything??

Doesn't DS mode start off at m2 anyways? so if you're stopped and you press the gas, you'll be in m2...that's what i thought anyways

[BTM]

Yea, unless you manually downshift, in D/DS you will take off from a stop in 2nd

DS will keep you in 2nd until you hit redline

[ililillilillilil]

i daily drive in the DS mode that shifts itself.
i go to D then just switch the knob to the left.
i dont mean shift yourself mode.
i dont mean the DS where u are using the paddles or the shifter at all

[BTM]

Yes, in DS the car shifts for you but will hold gears longer as it is the "sport" mode. In either of the two automatic modes, the lowest the car will go on it's own is 2nd gear. If you wish to take off from 1st or shift down into first, you must manually downshift from 2nd

[ililillilillilil]

correct but when im daily driving and not thinking about having to shift, it suddenly goes from DS to M sometimes. thats my issue here

[BTM]

M meaning you have to change gears yourself no matter what?

[chromisdesigns]

Do you have the habit of holding the shift knob while you drive? If so, you probably jog it a bit going over a bump, and that puts you in M mode. Has happened to me a couple of times.

BTW, DS does start out in first, not second gear. D starts in second.

To those who have counted the shifts, and only got 4, what is confusing is DS won't shift into 6th, ever, at any kind of speed you are likely to reach on the road. So you get 4 shifts, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, and 4-5.

[ililillilillilil]

correct.
on the cluster it shows DS ( auto shift sport mode )
then if you switch gears it says M1,M2, etc

i drive in DS all day.

[ililillilillilil]

Originally Posted by chromisdesigns

Do you have the habit of holding the shift knob while you drive? If so, you probably jog it a bit going over a bump, and that puts you in M mode. Has happened to me a couple of times.

BTW, DS does start out in first, not second gear. D starts in second.

i do drive with my hand on the knob but im pretty sure im not shifting by accident. unless its like a hair trigger. i will double check next time

[BTM]

Originally Posted by chromisdesigns

BTW, DS does start out in first, not second gear. D starts in second.

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I was almost positive my DS starts in 2nd

[Terrance28]

Are you sure you are not hitting one of the paddles by mistake while your sitting at the light? That would throw you into M mode by accident.

[ililillilillilil]

although a good possibility and i thought of that before,


i dont think so.
its not overly sensitive

[aohus]

when im in DS mode, and i drive relatively slowly, it seems as though the car is braking for me. anyone else have this issue? if i slow down enough it starts to brake more even though im not pressing the brake pedal.

[BTM]

Originally Posted by aohus

when im in DS mode, and i drive relatively slowly, it seems as though the car is braking for me. anyone else have this issue? if i slow down enough it starts to brake more even though im not pressing the brake pedal.

Are you sure you aren't describing engine braking?

[BTM]

Originally Posted by ililillilillilil

although a good possibility and i thought of that before,


i dont think so.
its not overly sensitive

Are you under warranty?

[ililillilillilil]

Originally Posted by aohus

when im in DS mode, and i drive relatively slowly, it seems as though the car is braking for me. anyone else have this issue? if i slow down enough it starts to brake more even though im not pressing the brake pedal.

yes i get that
it feels like its shifting to 1st
sometimes it jerks me foward

[ililillilillilil]

Originally Posted by BTM

Are you under warranty?

yes. but i like to avoid the dealership or if i must go, i like to know what is wrong and what has to be fixed

[Me_Hi]

DS does shift to 6th gear. Cruise at highway speeds and shift as you were in M mode. The display will switch to M6 but the car won't shift as it's already in 6th.

[BTM]

Originally Posted by ililillilillilil

yes. but i like to avoid the dealership or if i must go, i like to know what is wrong and what has to be fixed

It is nice to know but in this case it sounds like something electrical in the transmission is malfunctioning, is it reliably reproduce-able? If so, bring it in and go for a ride with your SA or tech

[granadablanca]

Originally Posted by BTM

I was almost positive my DS starts in 2nd

I'm positive my DS defaults to 2nd as well. Switch to DS while stopped & a manual upshift will get me 3rd and a downshift gets me 1st.

My M mode also defaults to 2nd. Come to a complete stop in M, from any gear (without downshifting yourself), and it'll be forced to downshift for you, stopping at 2nd.

In my car, 1st is only manually accessible. I'm positive of that.

[ililillilillilil]

Originally Posted by BTM

It is nice to know but in this case it sounds like something electrical in the transmission is malfunctioning, is it reliably reproduce-able? If so, bring it in and go for a ride with your SA or tech

will do. i thought of all that.
btw, i have a JB3 2.0 with the boost and scan cables